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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Gent, BE ranks #6,872 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 348 patents from 98 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Gent, BE include ICI, Plant Genetic Systems N.V., Amplidata N.V..

Showing 1–50 of 98 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Rik De Vos ICI 20
2 Marnix Peferoen Plant Genetic Systems N.V. 19
2 Wim De Wispelaere Amplidata N.V. 19
2 Piet Kok Agfa-Gevaert Nv 19
#5 Dirk J. Desnijder Cnh America 17
#6 Marc Zabeau Keygene N.V. 12
#6 Yvan A. Bogaert 3M 12
#8 Johan Van Der Eycken Kemin Pharma B.V.B.A. 10
#9 Maurits Vandewalle K.U. Leuven Research & Development 9
#9 Steven Spanhove Milliken & 9
#11 Pierre De Clercq K.U. Leuven Research & Development 8
#11 Mireille De Witte ICI 8
#11 Marcus Florent Oscar Zabeau Plant Genetic Systems N.V. 8
#14 Hermanus Fransiscus Paulus Hofte Plant Genetic Systems N.V. 7
#14 Kathleen Camilla Telesphore Alida Maria Piens Universiteit Gent 7
#14 Luis Rafael Herrera-Estrella Plant Genetic Systems N.V. 7
#17 Christian Jean Charles De Cock Shell Oil Compny 6
#18 Bart Van Doorselaer Alcatel 5
#18 Elke Gobel Plant Genetic Systems N.V. 5
#18 Marco Lamponi Huawei 5
#21 Elena Babiychuk Bayer Bioscience N.V. 4
#21 Veronique De Brabandere Ablynx N.V. 4
#21 Vladimir Kaigorodov Research Corporation Technologies 4
#21 Hans Slabbinck Alcatel 4
#21 Bart Wallaeys Recticel 4
#21 Piet Marie Alfons Rosa Demeester Agfa-Gevaert Nv 4
#21 Jan Doutreloigne Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum Vzw 4
#28 Tom Vettenburg University Court Of The University Of St Andrews 3
#28 Veerle De Maere Universiteit Gent 3
#28 Hugo Vanderstichele Innogenetics N.V. 3
#28 Marcel F. L. P. De Boodt Labofina, S.A. 3
#28 Bjorn De Sutter IBM 3
#28 Sergei Kushnir Bayer Bioscience N.V. 3
#28 Guido Van Den Broeck Bayer A.G. 3
#28 Eric Goethals Duphar International Research B.V. 3
#36 Michel Mussen Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 2
#36 Erik Jerome Vandamme Puratos Naamloze Vennootschap 2
#36 Patrick Vander Hoogerstraete Shell Oil Compny 2
#36 Frank Devlieghere Resilux N.V. 2
#36 Beril Corlu Arcelormittal 2
#36 René Verdonk Universiteit Gent 2
#36 Sigrid Jacobs Arcelormittal 2
#36 Celine MOUCHEL Basf Agricultural Solutions Seed Us 2
#36 Stephane Rombauts Cropdesign N.V. 2
#36 Leo Albert Albertine Vercauteren Alcatel N.V. 2
#36 Walter Schallier Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 2
#36 Pierre De Clercq Agfa-Gevaert Nv 2
#36 Ivana Duskunovic Spicer Off-Highway Belgium N.V. 2
#36 Jozef Vercruijsse Universiteit Gent 2
#36 Christophe Detavenier IBM 2